The FCC Voted to Repeal Net Neutrality. Here’s What Happens Next
By WBE | 12.14.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
On Thursday, December 14th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held their highly-publicized hearing to gut net neutrality regulations enacted under the Obama administration. ...
Just last week, we reported that officials were looking at 35 potential sites in Kent County, as a result of shoemaker Wolverine Worldwide’s disposing of toxic chemicals in unprotected ...
Water is one of our most precious natural resources, and nowhere is that sentiment felt more than in Michigan. For years, the bodies of water that make up the Great Lakes have been a ...
What You Should Know About Essure and Nickel Allergies
By WBE | 10.18.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
A few years ago, The New York Times published a story about how the rising popularity of devices like Fitbit fitness trackers led to a spike in allergic reactions. Consumers were frequently ...
A Prescription for Disaster: One in 12 Doctors Received Money to Push Opioids
By WBE | 10.3.2017 | Hall Of Shame,In The News,You Should Know
When a doctor recommends a medication, you most likely have the expectation that this advice comes from a place of knowledge and experience. We trust medical professionals to analyze ...
Xarelto, Similar Blood Thinners Named Most Dangerous Drugs
By WBE | 9.26.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
If you were asked to name the most dangerous drugs on the market, what would your answer be? Would it be opioids like fentanyl or OxyContin, two drugs so powerful and addictive that a ...
Pulmonary embolisms (PE) are a serious health risk, especially if the condition goes undiagnosed. According to the Mayo Clinic, about 1/3 of people with undiagnosed and untreated ...
Alexa, Give me an Update: The Changing Legal Landscape in the World of New Technology
By WBE | 9.6.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Like thousands of others around the world, I recently added a new presence in my home: Alexa. Alexa (the virtual assistant accessed through the Amazon Echo) sits on my kitchen counter ...
Fans of the Center for Investigative Reporting’s podcast “Reveal” know that the show tackles some pretty serious topics each week. From the opioid epidemic to the Standing Rock protests, Reveal ...
Even when a rule seems tedious, sometimes that rule is a priority for a court. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals underscored this idea in a recent opinion.
In Baez-Sanchez v. ...
For years, it has been an open secret in the Asian fishing industry that slave labor was in shockingly wide use. From catching to cleaning, peeling and loading, if your seafood came ...
By WBE | 7.26.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Boxing is at the forefront of the sports world these days with two upcoming, high-profile fights: (1) Mayweather vs. McGregor; and (2) Canelo vs. Golovkin. The former features a UFC ...
